Undergraduate Course: Host-pathogen interactions in Infectious Disease (MIBM10052)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Lectures: This course focuses on fundamental aspects of pathogen-host interactions and covers the biological mechanisms and processes which lead to pathogenesis and disease following infection. There is an emphasis on the application of modern research methods and approaches in this field. This course comprises three main themes:
* Experimental approaches to study host-pathogen interactions
* Pathobiology of infection
* Pathogen epidemiology and evolution
Tutorials: A series of tutorials will cover essay, abstract and report writing, scientific techniques, presentation skills, scientific calculations and statistics, and the critical analysis of scientific papers. The tutorials will provide important formative feedback/forward for assignments and activities in the course as a whole. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 30,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Formative Assessment Hours 4,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
148 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
35 %,
Coursework
65 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
15% ICA Semester 1: 1500 word essay
50% ICA Semester 2: Scientific literature Interpretation test; a series of comprehension questions on a scientific paper. The paper will have the title and abstract removed. The students will also be required to write a suitable abstract and title.
35% Exam
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| Feedback |
Feedback will provided for the in-course assessments and, upon request, for the exam. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain and critically assess experimental approaches to study Microbial pathogenesis
- Explain the survival strategies of bacterial, viral or parasitic pathogens in the host
- Explain the host immune response to pathogens and how pathogens can overcome this
- Identify the different host systems affected by pathogens
- Recognise the importance of the evolution of pathogens and virulence
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Reading List
The following books are recommended as background reading and general reference texts for the Infectious Diseases honours programme:
Mims CA, Nash A & Stephen J (2001). Mims' pathogenesis of infectious disease, 5th edn, Elsevier. ISBN: 9780124982642
Goering R, Dockrell H, Zuckerman M, Roitt I & Chiodini P (2012). Mims' medical microbiology, 5th edn, Saunders. ISBN: 9780723436010
Murray PR, Rosenthal KS & Pfaller MA (2009). Medical microbiology 7th edn, Mosby Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323086929
Thomson C, Miles R & Amyes SBG (1996). Antimicrobial chemotherapy, Informa. ISBN: 9781853173899
Salyers AA, Wilson BA, Whitt DD & Winkler ME (2010). Bacterial pathogenesis: a molecular approach, 3rd edn, ASM press. ISBN: 9781555814182
Flint SJ, Enquist LW, Krug RM, Racaniello VR & Skalka AM (2009). Principles of virology, 3rd edn, vol 1 Molecular biology ISBN: 9781555814793, vol 2 Pathogenesis and control IBN: 9781555814809, ASM press
Murphy K (2011). Janeway's immunobiology, 8th edn, Garland Science. ISBN:9780815342434
You are expected to be familiar with material covered in previous years; make sure you read your relevant lecture notes from previous years to refresh your memory. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Bacteria, Virus, Parasite, Pathogenesis, Pathogen, Immune system, host-pathogen interactions |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Douglas Roy
Tel: (0131) 242 6279
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Course secretary | Ms Tracy Noden
Tel: (0131 6)50 3717
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